2nd Quarter - Report

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA

Firm
Client
HCA
Income
$130,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 1976 Medicare for All Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(oppose) Monitored S 386 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 Monitored HR 1227 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 Monitored CMS regulations and reporting requirements under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, in the COVID-19 emergency declaration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —
JAMES C FREE —
MICHAEL A. GAFFIN New Leg. Director, Sen. Sherrod Brown; Leg. Director, Rep. Rob Andrews; Leg. Asst., Rep. Anna Eshoo; Jr. Leg. Assoc., House Ed. and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller; Staff Asst., Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy
ROBERT HICKMOTT —
TREVOR W. KOLEGO —
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1227 (117th), H.R. 1976 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Discussions pertaining to CMS rulemaking on surprise billing ban S 748 Medicare Sequester Relief Act (All sections of full text) Monitored HR 4058 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth Monitored President's Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy Monitored nominations to federally authorized commissions Monitored S 2164 The Lower Costs, more Cures Act Monitored CMS price transparency rule for hospitals, Public Health Service Act Section 2718(e) Monitored S 368 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored HR 1332 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored Executive Branch action reports and consultations associated with Executive Order 14017 on America's supply chains Monitored S 155 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored HR 688 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored S 168 TREAT Act Monitored HR 708 TREAT Act Monitored discussions of 340B Drug Pricing Program Monitored implementation of Sec. 6001 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Monitored discussions pertinent to health care group purchasing organizations (GPOs)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —
JAMES C FREE —
MICHAEL A. GAFFIN New Leg. Director, Sen. Sherrod Brown; Leg. Director, Rep. Rob Andrews; Leg. Asst., Rep. Anna Eshoo; Jr. Leg. Assoc., House Ed. and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller; Staff Asst., Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy
ROBERT HICKMOTT —
TREVOR W. KOLEGO —
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 688 (117th), H.R. 708 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), H.R. 4058 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitored discussions involving tax reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.